Carnival and other Christian festivals : folk theology and folk performance

297 Pages·2003·61.08 MB·English

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.APolkafortheSunandSantiago() 
 :CorpusChristi
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.AConfraternityofJews(—) 
.SaintSebastianandtheBlue-eyedBlacks() 
 :Carnivals
.AScatteringofAnts() 
.TheBanditandtheFatMan() 
.SafefortheBourgeoisie() 
.DevilsandDecorum() 
.TheSinsoftheCarnivalVirgin() 
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.SantiagodelosNiños.Medianía,. 
.Vejigantes.Loíza,. 
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